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German Alps

One of the enduring images of Germany is my recollection of the movie,The Sound of Music, with Julie Andrews climbing the hills and singing her way across the Bavarian Alps. We were fortunate to schedule a vacation to Berteschgarten and Königsee when the skies and temperatures were absolutely perfect: wispy clouds and warm winds that made hiking in the mountains an absolute pleasure. We spent one day touring Hitler’s sky high mountain retreat at Berteschgarten where a bus brought us quickly to the lodge and we enjoyed a couple of hours enjoying the view of the distant lakes and mountains. Later in the week, we took one day to explore the Königsee and Obersee, resort lakes not too far from Berteschgarten. We paid for transport on an electric boat where the driver stopped in the middle of the lake, blew his horn and we listened to the mysterious echoes from the mountains. Once across the lake, we took a short hike to view a waterfall and enjoy fresh milk from a local dairy. Lilly was determined to bathe in the icy cold mountain stream and promptly stripped down to her bathing suit and declared the water to be delightful.
Check out our blog posts: Seeing what the Eagle Sees, Koningsee and Obersee, Neuschwanstein Castle

quaint church on the Königsee

View of waterfall on the far side of Obersee

Emerald green waters smooth as glass

Lindsey and Lilly take a break on the lakeside bench

Berteschgarten and Konigsee

Our destination-a local dairy farm with fresh milk

“The water is great!”

Looking for fish in the lake

Boat houses on Königsee

View of German Alps from Eagle’s Next

The Eagle’s Nest, Adolf Hitler’s mountain getaway

Tunnel leading to the secret elevator to the top of Eagle’s Next

The girls

Grandma and Grandpa Rietkerk with the kids on top of the world

Mountain view

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Why a Moveable Feast?

It's the memory of a splendid place that continues to go with the moving traveler for the rest of life, after he has had the experience of it and gone away.
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